Device for chalking cue tips



patente& Oct. 16, 1928.

V UNITED TA'TE S JOHN o. MILLER, or 'CHICAG`0, ILLINoIs, Assrenoa THE nnn swrox suzncor LENDER CO., OF CHICAGO, ILIJINOIS,

CORPOR- ATION OF ELA RE.

IDEVICE FOB CHALKNG CUE TIPS.

Application filed July 9,

.My invention ,re'lates to holders ;tor hilli ard chalk r One ot' the 'most %important :features of the ganie ot hiliiards or pocket billiards is the proper chalking of the cne tip in order to prevent iniscues. As tar haolr as history of the ganie go'es, there has never been any suc cesstuletiont te improve the "formin which billiard chalk iha-s been nacle in order *to tacilitate the chalking .cit the tip and to iniprove -this most important feature of the game. i a

`lVhile there rhaveheen numerous inventions with reference to receptacles torholding the chalk, there -has never been anysuccessful efiiort devoted :to devising new or improved nethocls *with reference tothe shape ot' the chalk which would make possihie the in provement of this important feature of the game, or -renderit more `facile :tor the player to properly -chalk his cue so to give 'best playing; results.

l he pieces ozt chalk heretotore inuse are adequate tor the purpose intended when they are first applied to cuetips but as the depression 'in them 'becomes deepened hy continuai chalking it becomes necessary tor the roomkeeper to sinooth down the chalh so that this hole is kept shallow, tor it this is not done the player is Unable to deposit a` layer of challc unifornly over the surface of the cue tip troin the center to the side, and frequently the tip catches on the wall ot the depression and is torn Ott. This necessitates additional lahor and exoense on the part of the hilliard room owner in keeping his equipment in proper condition. Moreover, as the depresson is deepened fragmente ot chalk are broken oti' at the sides 'which soil the hands ot the player and are ground into the cloth, producing an unsatisfactory playing surface.

It is an object of nyinvention to ensure the even wear of the chalk and to' prevent the tornation of large holes therein. A further object ot' the invention is to provide means which will insure this even wear ot the 'chalh Without eXcessive wear upon or mutilation ot the cue tip. This result is ohtained hy inak` ing the piece of chalk oI" approxinately the diameter of a cue tip and mounting it snugly p e and terial but a 19327. 'Serial No 204594.

uponor inutilation otthe latter. This facili-` tates the chalking ot tips ot 'diiierent curvature and diameter even :afterthe chalkhas been used tor soinetine,and the even wea r of the chalknatl esit ,possible to `depositan `even layer over the activesurtaee ot the tip and to consune alnost the entire piece so rthat wastage is reduced to a ninin'uin. i The holder is tornedaso that it will eX- pand or yield underany lateral movement 'ot the cue tip when :the letter is insented in =.the bore. This is preterahly -accomplished :hy using a relativelysoft andresi lient material. Such a construction is particularly desirahle due to the rfact that the holdingchaniher or cevity is of suhstantia-lly the` diameter of the After suhstantial WVetl l' 'upon 'the' cl1alh'the 'tip will he inserted in this ca'vity, and the use of a coinparat ively rigid or `:nihvielding holder 'would tend t0 wear exeessively or nutlate the cue tip, as the latteris moved within thi s cavity duringthecha`lhing operation andas the tip Vis *withdrawn ;tirona the same.

Other -ohj ects :and advantagesuof the inven tionwill appear as the description proceens. Referring to the acconpanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chalk holder enhoclying the invention, showinga cue tip applied to the chalk therein.

Figures 2 and 3 are a plan view and a central sectional view, respectively, of the holder,

Figure 4: is a central sectional View of the holder showing the cue tip in elevation as applied to the chalh after the latter has been partially consuned. i

The holder may he made ot any desired inayieldahle composition such as india ruhber is preterred. It may he rectangular or ot other desired shape, and has a substantially cylindrical chanber 2 therein in which a piece ot chalk 3 snugly tits, the wall of the chanher gripping the chalk and preventing aocidental displacernent thereof.

The piece of chall* has the shape of a disk and is'ot approxinately the diameter of cue tip l. Vhen fresh its exposed surface may be dished or indented as at 5 and it decreases in thickness as it is consuned. Figure i illustrates one stage in its consuniption. Because of the snall diameter of the piece of challnthe cue tip does not make a deep hole in it. On the contrary, the wear on its exposed surface is substantally uniform and an even coatng is applied to the active surface of the tip.

It Will he observed that the piece of chalk fits snugly in the chamber, Which is of substantially the diameter ofthe cue tip. This snug fit resists movementoi the chalk out of the chamher, and obvously, the resiliency of 'the material assists in holding the chalk in position. Furthermore, When the cue tip is inserted in the chamber, as illustrated in F igure 4, the yielding character of the holder avoids any danger of eXc-essive wear upon or The invention is not limited to the specific details of construction of the modification illustrated and descrbed, but may he emhodied in diverse manners. For instance, the chalk may he someWhat tapered n shap'e.

' A suhstantial range of equivalents is contem- 'plated within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claimed I claim: v i l; A cue chalking devce comprising a holder of relatvely soft resilient material having a cylndrical chamher of -suhstantial-- ly the diameter-of a cue tip' andadapted to receive the latter snugly, a piece of chalk 'having substantially the diameter of a cue tip snugly fitted in said chanher, the chamber having a transversely directed Wall formedto support the piece of chalk against movement in one direction, the chalk being held by the close fit inthe 'esilient'material again-stmovement through the open end of the chamber.

2. A'cue chalking devce comprising a resilient holder having a cylindrical chamber of substantially the diameter of a cue tipand adapted to receive the latter snugly, a

'piece of chalk'having substantially the diameter of a cue tip snugly fitted in said chamher the chamher having a transversely di rected' Wall 'ormed to support the piece of c'halk against movement in one direction, the chalk being held by the close fit in theresilient holder against movement through the open end of the chamben 3. (A cue 'chalking devce' "compr sng a holder oi: relatively yieldable ruhber having a cylindrical chamher of substantially the diameter of a cue tip and adapted to receive the latter snugly, a piece of chalk having substantially the diameter of a cue' tip snugly fitted in said chamber, the chamber having a ransversely directed 'Wall formed to support the piece. of chalk against movement in'one direction, the chalk being' held by the close fit in the yieldableinaterial against move-` ment through the open end of the' chamber. In, Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my name. i

jJ. OLMILL R. 

